After
winning a school-record 49 games and its first Atlantic 10
championship a season ago, Charlotte claimed the top spot in the
A-10 preseason poll in voting by the league’s head coaches, as
released by the A-10 office.

The 49ers set an A-10 record with 23 conference victories in
2007. Charlotte returns senior infielder Shayne Moody, the Most
Outstanding Player of the 2007 Championship, and senior
outfielder Brad McElroy, a preseason All-American.

Richmond, under first-year head coach Mark McQueen, came in
second in the preseason poll, followed by Xavier, Rhode Island
and Fordham.

The top six teams will participate in the 2008 A-10 Championship
May 21-24 at Campbell’s Field in Camden, N.J.